Thermal behavior and decomposition kinetics of rifampicin polymorphs under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

ARTICLE

Thermal behavior and decomposition kinetics of rifampicin polymorphs under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

Ricardo Alves^I; Thaís Vitória da Silva Reis^II; Luis Carlos Cides da Silva^III; Silvia Storpírtis^I; Lucildes Pita Mercuri^IV,V; Jivaldo do Rosário Matos^III

^IDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo

^IIOswaldo Cruz Faculties

^IIIDepartment of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo

^IVFederal University of São Paulo, Diadema Campus

^VFederal University of São Paulo, São Paulo Campus

ABSTRACT

The thermal behavior of two polymorphic forms of rifampicin was studied by DSC and TG/DTG. The thermoanalytical results clearly showed the differences between the two crystalline forms. Polymorph I was the most thermally stable form, the DSC curve showed no fusion for this species and the thermal decomposition process occurred around 245 ºC. The DSC curve of polymorph II showed two consecutive events, an endothermic event (T_peak = 193.9 ºC) and one exothermic event (T_peak = 209.4 ºC), due to a melting process followed by recrystallization, which was attributed to the conversion of form II to form I. Isothermal and non-isothermal thermogravimetric methods were used to determine the kinetic parameters of the thermal decomposition process. For non-isothermal experiments, the activation energy (E_a) was derived from the plot of Log β vs 1/T, yielding values for polymorph form I and II of 154 and 123 kJ mol^-1, respectively. In the isothermal experiments, the E_a was obtained from the plot of lnt vs 1/T at a constant conversion level. The mean values found for form I and form II were 137 and 144 kJ mol^-1, respectively.

Uniterms: Rifampicin. Tuberculosis. Thermal analysis. Thermal decomposition. Kinetic analysis.

RESUMO

O comportamento térmico de duas formas polimórficas da rifampicina foi estudado por DSC e TG/DTG. Os resultados termoanalíticos mostraram claramente as diferenças entre as duas formas cristalinas. O polimorfo I é a forma mais estável termicamente, a curva DSC não mostrou a fusão dessa espécie e o processo de decomposição térmica ocorreu próximo a 245 ºC. A curva DSC do Polimorfo II apresentou dois eventos consecutivos, um endotérmico (T_pico = 193,9 ºC) e outro exotérmico (T_pico = 209,4 ºC), devido à fusão seguida de recristalização, a qual foi atribuída à conversão da forma II à forma I. Métodos termogravimétricos isotérmicos e não-isotérmicos foram empregados para determinar os parâmetros cinéticos do processo de decomposição térmica. Para experimentos não-isotérmicos, a energia de ativação (E_a) foi obtida a partir do gráfico de Log β vs 1/T, e os valores 154 e 123 kJ mol^-1 foram encontrados, respectivamente, para os polimorfos I e II. Para os experimentos isotérmicos, a E_a foi obtida a partir do gráfico de lnt vs. 1/T a um nível de conversão constante. O valor médio encontrado foi 137 e 144 kJ mol^-1, respectivamente, para a forma I e forma II.

Unitermos: Rifampicina. Tuberculose. Análise Térmica. Decomposição térmica. Análise cinética.

INTRODUCTION

Thermal Analysis (TA) is the study of the relationship between a sample property and its temperature as the sample is heated or cooled in a controlled manner [Rouquerol et al., 2007]. The most widely used techniques for application in the pharmaceutical area are thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) (Ford, Timmins, 1989; Matos et al., 2009).

Thermogravimetry measures variations in mass as a function of time and/or temperature. The curves obtained give information about the composition and thermal stability of the sample, the intermediate products and end residue. The derivative thermogravimetric curve (DTG) is the first derivative of the TG curve. In this curve, the degrees corresponding to variations in mass used by the TG curve are replaced with peaks which determine proportional areas corresponding to mass variations. The DTG curve presents the same information as the TG; however, it allows for separation of the superimposed reactions, since the subtle inflections of TG are emphasized. Thus, the temperatures corresponding to the beginning and end of the reaction can be measured more precisely. Also, it aids in the calculation of mass variation in the case of reaction overlap, since using only the TG curve it is difficult to define the start and end of the reaction.

The DSC, derived from the DTA technique, measures the difference in energy provided to the substance and a reference material (thermally stable), as a function of temperature, while both are being subjected to a controlled temperature program. When the sample undergoes a temperature alteration due to an endothermic or exothermic reaction in response to heating or cooling, the differential heat flux necessary to keep the sample and reference at the same temperature can be measured. The temperature difference between the sample and reference material is due to chemical reactions (decomposition, combustion), change of state (melting, sublimation) or crystalline transitions. These events are expressed in the form of peaks. Regarding heat flux DSC, the upward peaks represent exothermic events, while the downward peaks are characteristic of endothermic events. In the case of second-order transitions, there are changes in the baseline without peaks. For example, the glass transition (T_g) is evidenced on the DSC curve as a change in baseline in the endothermic direction.

The area under the peak represents the change in enthalpy, ΔH, undergone by the sample (heat absorbed or released during the thermal reaction).

Ideally, the information from TG/DTG and DSC should be combined to enable optimal characterization of the materials. Although the TG/DTG detect all types of thermal reactions in terms of variations in mass, the DSC also detects reactions which may or may not be associated with loss of mass, such as physical phenomena. For example, a change in physical state (fusion) can be unequivocally attributed from the DSC curve if losses in mass reactions are not found in the same temperature range on TG/DTG curves. In most cases, interpretation of thermal reactions is difficult without superposition of the TG/DTG and DSC curves obtained under the same experimental conditions.

In the case of drugs and medicines, the TG/DTG and DSC techniques allow evaluation and/or comparison of thermal stabilities of pharmaceutical materials, the acquisition of data on drug/excipient compatibility for the pre-formulation studies, and determination of kinetic parameters (activation energies, frequency factor, and reaction order). This information is useful in pharmaceutical quality control, development of pharmaceutical products and for evaluation of quality of pharmaceutical products from technologic parameters (Venkataram et al., 1995; Araújo et al., 2003; Giron, 1995; Cides et al., 2006).

According to the Panamerican Health organization, 50% of the cases of tuberculosis in the Americas are found in Peru and Brazil. In 2004, the Ministry of Health estimated that some 50 million Brazilians were infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which ranked Brazil 16^th among the 22 countries with the highest levels of tuberculosis (WHO, 2006).

The discovery of rifamycins in the late 1950s led to the synthesis of rifampicin in 1965, and its introduction as a therapy in 1968 (Bujnowski et al., 2003).

Rifampicin is a semi-synthetic antibiotic derived from the rafamycin B family, produced by strains of Nocardia (Streptomyces) mediterranei. It has a wide spectrum antibacterial action including activity against various strains of Mycobacterium. It inhibits the activity of the DNA dependent RNA polymerase enzyme through the formation of a stable complex with this enzyme. This abolishes the synthesis of bacterial RNA. It functions in intra and extracellular microorganisms and in bacteria in latent states or when undergoing the process of division (Zhang, 2005; Bacchi et al., 1998).

Rifampicin has been included in the primary list of essential medications by the World Health Organization and remains the principal drug in the treatment of tuberculosis (Agrawal et al., 2004; WHO, 2007).

The introduction of rifampicin, in combination with isoniazid, into the therapy for tuberculosis reduced the length of treatment necessary from 18-24 months to 6-9 months (Zhang, 2005; Saltini, 2006).

The Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), from 0.25 to 0.50 µg/mL, was defined as the lowest level among pharmaceutical drugs which inhibits growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Carvalho et al., 2007).

WHO recommendations for the treatment of tuberculosis are based on rifampicin in association with other drugs, mainly isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol, known as tuberculostatic drugs of first choice, in order to avoid the emergence of strains of resistant bacteria. (WHO, 2007).

Rifampicin is officially designated as 2,7-(epoxypentadeca [1,11,13] trienimino)naphtho[2,1-b]furan-1,11(2H)-dione,5,6,9,17,19,21-hexahydroxy-23-methoxy-2,4,12,16,18,20,22-heptamethyl-8-[N-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)formimidoyl]-2,7-acetate by the IUPAC.

However, in the literature it is more commonly known as 3-[[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)imino]methyl] rifamycin SV, according to the original nomenclature of the rifamycins (Gallo, Radaelli, 1976). The molecular formula is C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂, with a molecular mass of 822.94 g/mol (62.76% =C; 7.10% =H; 6.81 %= N and 23.33%= O) and its molecular structure is shown in Figure 1.

Rifampicin is slightly soluble in water and its solubility and stability varies according to pH due to its amphoteric nature. At a pH of 2, its solubility is 100 µg/mL, whereas at pH 5.3 this falls to 4.0 µg/mL, and at pH 7.5, the solubility is 2.8 µg/mL (Gallo, Radaelli, 1976). In acidic solutions, rifampicin undergoes hydrolysis to yield 3-formyl-rifamycin and 1-amino 4-methylpiperazine. Under alkaline conditions (pH of 7.5 to 9.0) rifampicin will oxidize if oxygen is present, becoming rifampicin-quinone. (Gallo, Radaelli, 1976; Singh et al., 2001). Maximum stability of rifampicin is reached in near-neutral solutions. The addition of ascorbic acid to the solution increases the solubility of rifampicin and decreases its oxidation (Gallo, Radaelli, 1976).

Rifampicin exists as a polymorph with two principal forms, I and II, and also in amorphous form (Pelliza et al., 1977). Form I is the most stable, while form II is the most meta-stable. Besides these two principal forms, rifampicin is found as a hydrate and solvate, which convert to amorphous form after removal of the solvent (Henwood et al., 2001).

Recent studies have shown that the polymorphic forms I and II of rifampicin have different solubility in aqueous media (Henwood et al., 2001; Agrawal et al., 2004). These differences in solubility in aqueous media could affect the absorption and bioavailability of the drug when in solid state for oral ingestion (Singh et al., 2001; Agrawal et al., 2004; Panchagnula, Agrawal, 2004).

The objective of this study was to employ TG/DTG and DSC to study the thermal behavior and decomposition kinetics of rifampicin polymorphs under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Material

Rifampicin samples were kindly provided by FURP (form I, batch 142/03 and form II, batch RR327273/0).

Methods

The DSC curves were obtained on a DSC-50 cell (Shimadzu) using aluminum crucibles with about 2 mg of sample, under dynamic N₂ atmosphere (50 mL min^-1) and heating rate (β) of 10 ºC min^-1 between 25 to 500 ºC. The DSC cell was calibrated using indium (m.p. 156.6 ºC, ΔH_fusion = 28.54 J g^-1) and zinc (m.p. 419.6 ºC).

The TG/DTG curves were obtained with a thermobalance model TGA-50 (Shimadzu) in the temperature range of 25-700 ºC, using a platinum crucible with approximately 5 mg of sample in a dynamic air atmosphere (100 mL min^-1) and β of 10 ºC min^-1. For the non-isothermal kinetic study of the thermal decomposition process for the two polymorphic forms of rifampicin, the Ozawa dynamic method was applied using the TG kinetic analysis program installed on Shimadzu data acquisition system. Six different β were used: 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10, 15 and 20 ºC min^-1 under dynamic air atmosphere (50 mL min^-1).

Concerning the kinetic study by isothermic TG, five TG curves were obtained using the following experimental conditions: a) heating of the sample with β of 20 ºC/min from room temperature up to T_isotherm-10 ºC; b) heating of the sample from T_isotherm-10ºC up to T_isotherm at 2 ºC/min; c) at the temperature of the isotherm (T_isotherm), the heating was kept constant until the initial mass of the sample was reduced by at least 10%. The T_isotherm elected for polymorph I were 200, 205, 210, 220 and 230 ºC, given that the TG/DTG curves obtained (Figure 2) at 10 ºC/min showed that thermal decomposition of the sample began at a temperature of around 240 ºC. Using the same criteria for polymorph II, the T_isotherm chosen were 175, 180, 185, 190 and 195 ºC.

The infrared absorption spectra of the rifampicin polymorphs and the intermediates from the thermal decomposition process were obtained using model MB102 equipment (Bomem) in the region of 4000 to 400 cm^-1. KBr pellets containing small amount of the samples were prepared. The studies were done at the Laboratories of Analytic Center of the Chemistry Institute of the University of São Paulo.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Thermal behavior of polymorphs I and II

The TG/DTG and DSC curves of rifampicin polymorph I are shown in Figure 2. The TG/DTG curves indicated that this crystalline form is thermally stable up to around 240 ºC and that the thermal decomposition process occurred in two stages. The first stage occurred rapidly between 240 and 275 ºC, with a mass loss of 19.5%. However, the second step occurred slowly between 275 and 625 ºC with gradual mass loss of around 80%. The residual amount of approximately 0.5% was partially derived from elementary carbon formed during the second step of the thermal decomposition. The thermal events observed on the DSC curve were exothermic and are according to mass losses evidenced on the TG/DTG curves. The first thermal decomposition was evidenced between 240 and 295 ºC (T_peak = 268 ºC) and the second occurred between 295 and 500 ºC (T_peak = 400 ºC).

The TG/DTG and DSC rifampicin polymorph II curves are shown in Figure 3. The TG/DTG curves indicated a crystalline form which is thermally stable up to around 195ºC. The thermal decomposition process occurred in three stages. The first occurred rapidly between 195 and 258ºC with loss of mass of around 11.9%, while the second occurred more slowly between 258 and 440 ºC with mass loss of 27.3%. Finally, the third stage occurred between 440 and 770 ºC with mass loss of 59.5%. There was a small amount of residue of 1.2% which was partially derived from elementary carbon formed during the second and third step of the thermal decomposition. The thermal events observed on the DSC curve are according to mass losses evidenced on the TG/DTG curves. The DSC curve showed an endothermic event with a heat variation starting at 160 ºC (T_peak=193.9 ºC), followed by three exothermic events (T_peak= 209.4; 257.6 and 420.9 ºC). The endothermic event which occurred at 193.9 ºC (T_peak) is characteristic of a melting process followed by recrystallization, which in turn is characterized by the exothermic event at 209.4 ºC (T_peak). The thermal decomposition process began with the heat liberated from recrystallization which produces polymorph I and proceeded exothermally, as indicated on the DSC curve by the temperature peaks at 257.6 and 420.9 ºC.

Comparison of the thermal behavior of polymorphic I and II

From the overlap of the DSC curves of Figure 4, the differences between the two crystalline forms are clearly evident. On the DSC curve (a) of the polymorphic form I (curve a) , a smaller number of thermal events (only two) is observed. This form is more thermally stable. The DSC curve showed no fusion of the species, but the process of thermal decomposition began at approximately 245 ºC (T_peak = 268.6 ºC). On the other hand, on the DSC curve (b) of the polymorph II four thermal events are evident. The first is endothermic (T_peak = 193.9 ºC) due to melting of species. The second event is exothermic and is attributed to a recrystallization (T_peak = 209.4 ºC) and corresponds to conversion of polymorphic form II into polymorphic form I. The evidence indicates that a fraction of heat released in the process of recrystallization to polymorph I (curve b) is used to initiate the thermal decomposition of the material. This can be concluded because the T_peak (257.6 ºC) of the exothermic event indicative of the first stage of thermal decomposition (curve b) is lower than the T_peak (268 ºC) that is indicative of the start of thermal decomposition of polymorph I (curve a). The TG/DTG curves (Figures 2 and 3) showed there is mass loss at the same temperature range where recrystallization occurs and this confirms that the thermal decomposition of the species occurs simultaneously with recrystallization. Other peaks observed at temperatures of 257.6 ºC and 420.9 ºC (curve b) are due to thermal decomposition of polymorph I generated from polymorph II.

Kinetics of thermal decomposition of polymorphs I and II by non-isothermal TG

According to the OZAWA, 1965, several methods are proposed for obtaining kinetic parameters from thermogravimetric data. There are a variety of relationships with particular models in differential and integral forms. Specifically, the method described by Ozawa is based on the integral calculations from the equation of Arrhenius.

where A is the frequency factor, R is the general constant of gases (8.314 J mol^-1 K^-1), E_a the activation energy and T the absolute temperature.

To study the thermal decomposition kinetics for non-isothermal TG of polymorphs I and II of rifampicin, the Ozawa's method available in the software of the thermal analysis system TA 50-WS (Shimadzu) was applied. For application of this method the obtainment of at least three TG curves under different heating rates are required. In this study, five TG curves were obtained at a β of 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15 and 20 ºC/min.

The overlapping of these TG curves of the polymorphs I and II are illustrated in Figure 5a and 5b, respectively. Ozawa's method was applied to data obtained from the five TG curves to determine the E_a at the beginning of the first event of mass loss, corresponding to the process of thermal decomposition that occurs for the polymorph I between 240 and 270 ºC, and for the polymorph II between 180 and 210 ºC.

For higher heating rates the thermal events are shifted to higher temperatures. Figures 6a and 6b correspond to the heating rates logarithm versus the inverse absolute temperature (Log β vs 1/T), obtained after the processing of data by Ozawa's method, which allowed the kinetic parameters [the activation energy (E_a), reaction order (n) and frequency factor (A)] listed in Table I to be obtained for polymorphs I and II. These results confirm the greater stability of polymorph I in comparison with polymorph II.

Thermal decomposition kinetics of polymorphs I and II by isothermal TG

The isothermal method is commonly used to monitor the reaction kinetics of thermal decomposition in solid state: several plots are obtained of fraction decomposed (Dm) versus time (t), keeping the constant temperature (T) in the region of interest. The isothermal kinetic method shows that the main difference to the dynamic or non-isothermal method is the possibility of performing measures of Dm as a function of time. In the dynamic kinetic study, the heating rate is used as a variable to obtain each one of the thermogravimetric curves. However, in the isothermal study, the heating rate is always the same and the temperature of the isotherms are varied, and therefore decomposition time is estimated for a defined range of mass loss.

A disadvantage presented by the isothermal method in comparison with the dynamic method, is the relatively long time usually required for data acquisition. The calculation of the activation energy is based on the Arrhenius equation (Equation 4).

The data presented in Figures 7 and 8 show the process of obtaining the values of E_a using the isothermal method for samples of rifampicin (polymorphs I and II). For polymorph I, the TG curves (Figure 7a) were obtained by heating the sample at 200, 205, 210, 220 and 230 ºC and maintained at isothermal conditions under a dynamic atmosphere of air (50 mL min^-1) for a sufficient time for the mass loss to be at least 10%. For polymorph II, the TG isotherm curves (Figure 7b) were obtained at temperatures of 175, 180, 185, 190 and 195 ºC. These curves show the dependence of the mass loss, according to isotherm temperature: it is evident that the higher the temperature, the lower the time necessary for the same mass loss to occur. Differences can be seen in the profile of the isothermal TG curves between the samples. It was observed that under conditions in which these curves have been obtained, the mass loss for the polymorphic form I occurred more rapidly.

Figures 8A and 8B show the plots of ln t (min) vs 1/T (K), respectively, for polymorphs I and II, from which straight line equations were obtained which correspond to linear regression (y = ax + b). The slope of the line is defined by a (slope), and the E_a can be determined by multiplying a by the general gas constant R (8.314 J mol^-1 K^-1).

The values of E_a were 137 and 144 kJ mol^-1, respectively, for polymorphs I and II, respectively. The comparison between the values of E_a found for both methods of evaluation of the kinetics of thermal decomposition showed a distortion. This distortion can be explained by the possibility of transformation of polymorphic form II into polymorphic form I. As in the isothermal method, the data were obtained at temperatures close to those at which the material undergoes melting and recrystallization processes, and favors the formation of a mixture of polymorphs i.e., during the time of the heating at the temperature of the isotherm, the formation of polymorph I may partly occur, which certainly modified the characteristics of the sample under evaluation.

In a bid to understand the thermal behavior of polymorph II and confirm its subsequent transformation into polymorph I, after the processes of melting and recrystallization, the samples of material were heated and maintained at specific isothermal temperatures for 45 minutes. The intermediate products obtained at isotherm temperatures of 170, 190, 200 and 210 ºC were isolated for characterization by infrared spectroscopy (IR). One sample was also collected after being kept isothermal for 10 minutes at 200 ºC.

The IR spectra of the products collected after heating polymorph II at different temperatures were recorded in the range of wavenumber 4000-400 cm^-1. These spectra are illustrated in Figure 9 along with the spectra of polymorphs I and II. From these spectra it was concluded that up to 170 ºC the polymorph II did not undergo any structural changes. However, the IR spectrum of product isolated at 190 ºC is characteristic of polymorphic form I, as occurred with the spectrum of product isolated after 10 minutes of heating at 200 ºC. This heating time of 10 minutes is more appropriate to detect the structural change, since at 45 minutes in T_isothermal , partial thermal decomposition of the material already takes place. Figure 10 illustrates the isothermal TG curve at 190 ºC. It may be noted that there was a mass loss of about 2.3% of polymorph II after 45 minutes of heating, confirming the partial thermal decomposition of this species.

CONCLUSIONS

The studies performed using TG/DTG and DSC techniques revealed a significant difference between the thermal stability of the polymorphic forms I and II of rifampicin, which may be important for drug/excipient compatibility and consequently for the stability of the formulated products. Polymorph II is the metastable form, as shown on the DSC curve, due to melting followed by recrystallization as polymorph I. The E_a obtained from 154 kJ/mol for polymorph I and 123 kJ/mol for polymorph II by using the Ozawa method are consistent with the higher thermal stability expected for polymorph I. The E_a of 137 and 144 kJ/mol for polymorphs I and II, respectively, determined by isothermal methods, showed distortions. The value of E_a for polymorph I was expected to be higher than that in polymorph II. This difference may be explained by the metastable characteristic of polymorph II, and because heating in the T_isotherm is close to its melting point, its partial conversion occurs in the polymorph I. Thus, the results correspond to a mixture of polymorphs, and probably a product of partial thermal decomposition of the species. The use of different polymorphs in a particular design requires care, since this can lead to the production of medicines which are not equivalent due to differences in solubility between them. Also, the conversion of one polymorph to another can occur, as can their interaction with inert excipients of the medicine during processing and/or storage.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To FURP (for the donation of rifampicin samples), CNPq, Capes and FAPESP.

Received for publication on 16^th October 2007

Accepted for publication on 29^th March 2009

*Correspondence: L.P. Mercuri. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Campus Diadema, Rua Prof. Artur Riedel, 275 - Jd. Eldorado - 09972-270 - Diadema- SP, Brasil. E-mail: [e-mail]

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  17 Aug 2010
• Date of issue
  June 2010

History

• Accepted
  29 Mar 2009
• Received
  16 Oct 2007